Garment hanger



March y21, 1939. L' SlLvERMAN 2,151,621

GARMENT HANGER Filed May 21, 1937 Patented Mar. 21, 1939 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE Application May 21, 1937, Serial No. 144,109

4 Claims.

This invention relates to garment hangers.

More specifically, the invention relates to gar ment hangers of wireconstruction particularly adapted for supporting garments having neck `5openings whereby the garments are maintained in `orderly shape andcondition.

A primary object of the invention is the provision of a garment hangerhaving shoulderengaging portions of such form as to maintain theshoulders of a garment supported thereby in orderly shape.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a garment hangerhaving a portion for engagement within the neck opening of a garmentwhich not only maintains the collar or other neck opening nish in propershape, but also functions to maintain the garment properly centered onthe hanger. p

'A still further object of the invention is the provision of a garmenthanger comprising a garment-engaging body portion formed of wire and asuspension hook having an adjustable and swivel connection with the bodyportion.

K A still further object of the invention is the provision of a garmenthanger which substantially fulfills the requirements of devices of thischaracter, is simple in construction, and can be manufactured and soldat relatively low cost.

With the above objects in view, as well as others that will becomeobvious in the course of the following disclosure, reference will bemade to the accompanying drawing, forming part of same, and whereinFigure l is a side elevational View of a gar ment hanger constructed inaccordance with a preferred embodiment o the invention; and

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view substantially in a planerepresented by line 2 2 in Fig. 1, the suspension hook being shown inits lowermost adjusted position and at right angles to the plane of thebody portion of the hanger.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, and wherein likecharacters designate like parts, the letter G designates the hanger inits entirety and which comprises a garment-supporting body member S anda suspending hook member H.

The garment-supporting member S is formed of a single length of suitablewire which, as is clearly indicated in Fig. l, is bowed at its centralportion forming an upwardly arched transverse strut ill. At oppositeends of the strut Ii) the wire is bent oppositely to the bow in memberIt, as indicated at Il, and is continued 55 in straight lines inoutwardly diverging relation to the vertical center line of the hanger,as is indicated at l2, whereupon the wire is reversely bent at i3 andcontinued in straight lines in converging relation to the verticalcenter line of the hanger, as is indicated atV Hl. The straight portionsI2 and l extend in slightly divergingV relation from the bend i3, as isclearly indicated in Fig. 1. The wire is further bent at I5 and thencecontinued a substantial distance in straight garment-supporting portionsi6 which converge toward the vertical center line of the hanger. Thewire is again bent at Il and then continued vertically a short distance,as at I8, whereupon the wire is further bent at Iii and then continuedin straight lines in parallelism with the garment-supporting portionsIii, as is indicated at 253.

The opposite ends Vof the wire at the apex of the straight portions t@are formed into intertting coils 2| and 22 having a central boresubstantially of the diameter of the wire forming the garment-supportingmember and whose axis bisects the angle formed by portions of thesupporting member.

The construction as above described and illustrated on the drawingprovides a simple and strong garment-supporting member which, due to theparticular bending of the wire as disclosed, provides a supportingmember Well adapted to support garments positively while at the sametime maintaining them in orderly shape. Thus, in the supporting memberas described, the outwardly and downwardly diverging portions I4 provideeiiective support for garments at the junction between the shoulders andsleeves and maintain the garments in proper shape at these points, whichis very essential and is not characteristic in the usual garmenthangers.

The supporting portions IB effectively support the shoulders of garmentsand the vertical portions |8 dene stops engageable by the neck openingmargins of garments whereby the shoulders thereof are positivelyprecluded from slipping down out of proper supporting position on theportions I4 and i6.

The transverse member or strut I0 effectively braces the lateralsupporting portions I4 and I6 and, due to its arched form, greatlyenhances its bracing effect.

If desired, the member ii) may be formed straight and utilized as afurther support for trousers, ties, etc.

The suspending hook member H is preferably formed of the same gauge wireas that utilized in the supporting member S and comprises a hook 23having a relatively long shank 24 which is received within the boredefined by coils 2l and 22 in frictional engagement with the interior ofthe coils, whereby the hook has a swivel connection with the supportingmember and can be turned to positions parallel with or at right anglesto the plane of the supporting member as illustrated in Figs. l and 2respectively, or the hook may be placed in intermediate positions tothose just described.

By such swivel or pivotal connection of the hook with the supportingmember, garments may be hung to face in any desired directionirrespective of the position of the supporting racks.

Due to the frictional engagement between the coils 2| and 22 and thehook shank 24 the hook may be readily moved closer to or farther fromthe supporting member, as is indicated in dotand-dash lines and fulllines respectively in Fig. l, whereby various garments may be supportedevenly from racks in a closet or from display racks.

The frictional engagement between the coils and hook shank whilepermitting swivel and axial movement of the hook shank is suiicient tomaintain the hook in any adjusted position relative to the supportingmember.

The lower end of the hook shank is preferably bent over after assembly,as indicated at 25, for preventing complete retraction of the hook shankfrom the coils.

If desired, the bent over portion 25 may be supplanted by a hook forserving as a further supporting means.

The hook shank 24 may be of greater length than that illustrated, thusproviding a greater range of adjustment, thus if as above suggested thestrut I0 were straight such shank could well be materially lengthened.

While I have disclosed but a single specic embodiment of my invention,same is to be considered as illustrative only and not restrictive, thescope of the invention being dened in the subjoined claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by U. S. Letters Patent is:

1. A garment hanger comprising a supporting member and a suspensionmember, the supporting member having a bore whose Wall is yieldable, andthe suspension member comprising an elongated shank frictionally engagedWithin said bore for rotary and axial movement therein.

2. A garment hanger comprising a supporting memberrand a suspensionmember, the supporting member being formed from a single length of wirewhose ends are coiled and interfitted with each other dening anelongated bore, the suspension member comprising a hook having anelongated shank frictionally engaged within said bore for rotary andaxial adjustment relative to the supporting member.

3. A garment hanger comprising a supporting member and a suspensionmember, the suspension member comprising an elongated shank connectedwith the supporting member for independent rotary and axially adjustablemovements relative thereto.

4. A garment hanger comprising a supporting member and a suspensionmember, the supporting member being formed of wire having the endsthereof coiled in intertting relation with each other for providing anelongated yieldable bore, and the suspension member comprising a hookhaving an elongated shank vertically adjustable within the bore, saidshank being retained in any vertically adjusted position by frictionalengagement with the wall of said yieldable bore.

IRVING SILVERMAN.

